To put it mildly, the world is a mess.

I think that the Middle East is the largest piece of unfinished business that we all have. I happen to believe in the democratization process.

And so I think that the idea of America working with other countries to solve problems is good for us, and it is part of digging us out of the “my way or the highway” approach that was evident in the previous eight years.

Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation.

I do not believe that things happen accidentally; I believe you earn them.

Well we're good friends so I'm a little prejudice, but I think [Hillary Clinton] is incredibly qualified, and better prepared to be president than almost anyone who's ever run frankly.

Nobody's ever said that pins are a tool of diplomacy.